Excellent!
I don't know anything about your political system, but it appears from the link that you're making a good transition to reality. Although I'm straight, it churns my bile that gays and transgenders aren't allotted equal rights in some jurisdictions. Anyone who feels threatened by their happiness is too insecure to hold an opinion.

I hope Florida goes in that direction. I'm straight but support gay rights.

I'm in Florida too. I heard from my friend that the Florida constitution was actually amended to make gay marriage invalid here. People voted to not allow gays the same rights as everyone else. I bet if there was another vote, the voters would probably be in favor of gay marriage. It's just a matter of time. I don't know why people are clinging to their antiquated beliefs as if the push for gay marriage is gonna go away.

And it's dumb how some people will think that you must be gay to be supporting gay marriage. I noticed you added a caveat that you're not gay. That just shows their selfishness. Not only do they not care if other people get rights, but they can't understand why someone who isn't a part of an oppressed group would care about that group.

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I'm in Florida too. I heard from my friend that the Florida constitution was actually amended to make gay marriage invalid here. People voted to not allow gays the same rights as everyone else. I bet if there was another vote, the voters would probably be in favor of gay marriage. It's just a matter of time. I don't know why people are clinging to their antiquated beliefs as if the push for gay marriage is gonna go away.

And it's dumb how some people will think that you must be gay to be supporting gay marriage. I noticed you added a caveat that you're not gay. That just shows their selfishness. Not only do they not care if other people get rights, but they can't understand why someone who isn't a part of an oppressed group would care about that group.

Florida is a red state (conservative), and therefore not too open to gay rights.

It's good that New Zealand is being more progressive when it comes to human rights issues.

In terms of those that oppose homosexuals and homosexual marriage, or one or the other. I kind of get it (not in the sense of reasoning that they are opposing it). It's hard to be empathetic if you do not understand what it is like to be brandish constantly by negative connotations and bullied because of your orientation. Most of these individuals have had little to no worry of being ostracized because of who they are, so they don't know nor can they envision what it is like. Of course, there are those of us who can put ourselves outside of who we are and try to connect, empathize with those who are different using the powers of our consciousness. This is a basic human component of life, some have it, others seem to lack it.

Then again, there are those who don't necessarily lack that component and actually do care about people that are different, but because they have been brought up a certain way it would seem as though they would have to cut and burn those webs of negativity from their own lives.